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091.0000 Family Myristicaceae R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 399 (1810), nom. cons.
21 genera, ca. 500 spp.
Species listed in database: 551
091.0603 Genus Otoba (A.DC.) H.Karst.; Deut. Fl. [Karsten] 578 (1882)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 16
= Dialyanthera Warb.; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 13: 89 (1885)
species :
Otoba acuminata (Standl.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Valle)
80 PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera acuminata Standl.; Trop. Woods, No. 16: 20 (1928), et in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 209 (1929)
species :
Otoba awaensis D.Santam. & Á.J.Pérez; Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(2): 331 (2024)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Otoba cuatrecasasii D.Santam.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 50(194): 161 (2026)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Otoba cyclobasis T.S.Jaram. & Balslev; Nordic J. Bot. 21(6): 563 (2001 publ. 2002)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Otoba glycycarpa (Ducke) W.A.Rodrigues & T.S.Jaram.; Nordic J. Bot. 20(4): 446 (2000)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Putumayo, Vaupés); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Virola glycycarpa Ducke; Bol. Tecn. Inst. Agron. N. 4: 9 (1945)
species :
Otoba gordoniifolia (A.DC.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera gordoniifolia (A.DC.) Warb.; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 153 (1897)
= Myristica gordoniifolia A.DC.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 4: 21, 30 (1855)
= Palala gordoniifolia (A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 567 (1891)
species :
Otoba gracilipes (A.C.Sm.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Guainía, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera gracilipes A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 320 (1950)
species :
Otoba latialata (Pittier) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle); Ecuador
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera latialata Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 454 (1922)
species :
Otoba lehmannii (A.C.Sm.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera lehmannii A.C.Sm.; Brittonia 2: 423 (1938)
species :
Otoba llanganatensis D.Santam. & Á.J.Pérez; Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(2): 337 (2024)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Otoba monsalveae D.Santam. & Villanueva; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 50(194): 165 (2026)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Otoba novogranatensis Moldenke; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 59: 156 (1932), nom. nov.
Distribution: Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Chocó, Huila, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle); Venezuela (Táchira); Ecuador
80 COS HON NIC PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera otoba (Bonpl.) Warb.; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 13: Generalversamm. (89) (1896), et Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 13: 89 (1885), et Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68: 149 (1897)
= Myristica cumaru Poepp. ex Meisn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 122 (1860)
= Myristica otoba Bonpl.; Pl. Aequinoct. [Humboldt & Bonpland] 2: 78, t. 103 (1811)
= Otoba otoba (Bonpl.) H.Karst.; Deut. Fl. [Karsten] 578 (1882)
= Palala otoba (Bonpl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 567 (1891)
species :
Otoba parvifolia (Markgr.) A.H.Gentry; Taxon 28(4): 417 (1979)
Name: Otoba-Muskatnuß, Gabun
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Chocó, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Miranda, Yaracuy); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
80 PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dialyanthera parvifolia Markgr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 964 (1926)
= Myristica otoba var. glaucescens A.DC.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(1): 122 (1860)
species :
Otoba scottmorii D.Santam.; PhytoKeys 178: 153, figs.3, 5B, 6C (2021)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Otoba squamosa D.Santam.; PhytoKeys 178: 159, fig. 7 (2021)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Otoba vespertilio D.Santam. & J.E.Jiménez; Brittonia 71(4): 371 (2019)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
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